Spooky Reading Adventure: "Incidents Around the House" by Josh Malerman 🫀

Something Creepy is Happening . . .

Ever notice how the most unsettling things happen around the house? In your familiar spaces where nothing should go wrong. This story pulls you into that exact discomfort. A married couple. A home that feels increasingly wrong. Incidents that can't be explained. This story promises to linger long after you close the cover. Malerman writes like he knows what nightmares sound like. Come find out if you dare.

"The scariest stories aren't the ones that take place elsewhere - they're the ones that take place at home."

To 8 year-old Bela, her family is her world. There’s Mommy, Daddo, and Grandma Ruth. But there is also Other Mommy, a malevolent entity who asks her every day, “Can I go inside your heart?”

Horrifying incidents around the house signal that Other Mommy is growing tired of having to ask Bela the question. Over and over again. Bela understands that unless she says yes soon, her family will pay.

Other Mommy is getting restless, stronger, bolder. Only the bonds of family can keep Bela safe, but other incidents show cracks in her parents’ marriage. The safety Bela relies on is about to unravel.

And Other Mommy needs an answer.

367pgs [publisher blurb]

• Locus Horror Award Nominee (2025)
• Bram Stoker Award Nominee (2024)
• GoodReads Best Horror Nominee (2024)